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...that readers have blown off steam, let them put on their thinking caps and try to define clearly and concisely what men mean, if anything, in speaking of the "New Deal." Of those above only Reader Ledvina appears even to have tried. Is "New Deal" merely an emotional term of praise or distaste, or does it refer to a philosophy of government (whether good...
...last two months. Making political capital out of British resentment to these attacks, Opposition forces last week demanded that the Chamberlain Government employ naval protection for British merchantmen venturing into Leftist Spam's ports. Bluntly, the Prime Minister replied: to bring the British navy into play would mean active intervention in the conflict, and his Government were determined not to risk the general European war which might result. Furthermore, Mr. Chamberlain admitted, almost casually, "While the war lasts we must expect a succession of these incidents...
...beauty of diplomatic language is that it can be taken several ways. Particular beauty of Minister Alvarez's wording was that "places from which the raiders come" can mean a number of places. Well known is the fact that many Rightist bombers have come from Italy, that a large proportion of Rightist aviators are Italians. Also well known is the fact that the principal Italian air base in Spain is on the island of Majorca. Big question of last weekend's war scare was whether Leftist Spain was threatening to bomb Italian cities like Genoa (400 miles from...
...workers' education for the State of Illinois, has worked in factory towns herself. On the staff is a labor representative to interpret the students' questions to the faculty, explain the answers. This year the school will deal especially with the Wagner Act, Social Security, and what they mean to workers...
Great question was: Did this resounding upturn of the markets mean that the turn had come in Depression II? Last week Secretary of Commerce Roper was not slow to declare that it had, that business would revive in the fall. Colonel Leonard P. Ayres speedily agreed. All over the U. S. lesser seers chimed...